Book of Curses

him. With a quick nod, he followed the rest of the class out the door and towards the

ng to fix it, he placed the scrunched-up ball of paper into my hand a

I'll shred it." He said simply enough to me

s loud as I could as I went straight to my locker. I started fumbling around with the combination, when the frust

side me. He hit my locker a few times in a couple of weird places; I heard a p

aid, as I grabbed my jacket and a few books from the locker, they were more of a curiosit

ferring to new schools, isn't it just the greatest?" The sarcasm from that very sentence rolled off my to

ing-song voice as he slung his arm across my shoulders, he effortlessly turned me, and s

my mind back, blue-black hair up into a ponytail as we both started clam

roaned, as he kept moving his feet hurrying to get down them all. "E

id, frowning deeply as I though

herself soon enough." Tom smiled towards me s

rolled my eyes, let out a sigh, and then

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en he fell back for a moment, shaking my head I didn't bother stopping for him and just kep

tead, I just stared at him for a moment, arching my eyebrow as I

ur first day of school?" I asked aloud. I decided to ta

saw the goofy smile that slapped itself across his face as he began to talk. "Well, Miss. Lowman kind of

rstand him sometimes. I truly didn't.

from it to the chair. When she opened the drawer and sat up screaming she pulled the string, and down came the wate

olled my eyes at him and y

ted, smiling brightly towards

ided to ask, then thought about it and ad

school things." He winked at me, and then started laughing

w York City. I began to rock myself on the heels of my shoes as I waited for the crosswalk light to light up so that we could

back and forth as if he was full of energy that h

gh, but sometimes being childish was the best thing in the world for the t

light to change, and when it finally did I raced Tom across. He beat me by one tiny ste

ld him as I caught my breath, making

ed my shoulders as we both rounded the corner

e foot four, and you'll only win because you have longer stride

you are." He retorted, letting out a b

e never going to have a home to keep. It was yet again a temporary place to live, not something I wanted or cared about.

rom my thoughts. I looked at him and saw him scanning

rted, smiling from ear

ghtly as he put his arms through the straps of his